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Article: The Inner Work of Leaders: Leadership as a Habit of Mind.(Book Review)
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- AORN Journal
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- September 1, 2004
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The Inner Work of Leaders: Leadership as a Habit of Mind
Barbara Mackoff and Gary Wenet 2000, 240 pp $24.95 hardcover
This book can be summed up by one profound statement: leadership is developed from within. It is a must-read for organizational leaders or those who have the desire to be. According to the authors, there is no script for being a great leader. Leadership is not a role or a set of strategies; it is a point of view. This book is not a "how-to" book on becoming a leader, but it provides a great opportunity to study and learn from the examples of successful leaders.
The book is divided into two parts. For part one, "The legacy of ...